School police chief faulted for having officers stay back during a gunman's deadly siege at a campus in Uvalde, Texas, last week is free to take his elected seat on the City Council, mayor says.
, more than two-thirds of the total in the city of more than 15,000. He was scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday, but Mayor Don McLaughlin said the event was being postponed so the city's focus can remain on survivors.in a story published May 12 that he was anticipating the additional role.
McLaughlin said in a statement Monday:"There is nothing in the City Charter, Election Code, or Texas Constitution that prohibits him from taking the oath of office. To our knowledge, we are currently not aware of any investigation of Mr. Arredondo." In an interview distributed to television stations nationwide Monday, the mayor indicated that he supports Arredondo and his additional role.
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